I'm looking to use an Antec NSK1300 with a pico PSU and a 120mm fan in place of the Antec PSU. I'd want to use a Ninja or similar, which would mean I couldn't use the drive cage, right? Not a big deal. I can install the OS from a USB drive.

I'd use an AMD 4850E, if I can find one, or maybe a 2350 or a Celeron 430. Ideally 780 integrated graphics, but could settle for less.

I'd use Compact Flash with a SATA adapter for hard drive, maybe just taped in front of the MB if I can't use the drive cage.

Great setup, I was curious if this was possible, I'd love to do the same thing with my system. At one point I owned a PW-200-M, but it wouldnt boot my system, while a PicoPSU would...now that I have an HD3870, I probably wouldn't use the PicoPSU with it unless I had a seriously low power CPU. This is great info, makes it tough to decide between this and the SG02.

I have been very worried about amperage on the +5V and +12V lines being too much for the PW200 to handle. Good to see that's not the case. And with a video card, too? Sounds like an ideal install. I'm going to have to try that.

So, the difference with my build is that I have taken the drive cage and drilled out the rivets holding the CD-ROM cage. Then I have drilled a second set of HD mounting holes on one side of the cage, so that I can fit both the ninja and two hard drives. Because I wanted to keep the easy mounting of the removable HDD tray.

When I can do the assembly, I'll post pics.

A word of caution: The PW-200-V is a good fit for this box. Being long and slender, it can be mounted next to the motherboard. The PW-200-M is square and doesn't fit as easily. But. The PW-200-V is discontinued (according to mini-box). When I went to buy it, in Canada, I had to search to find it. Of the two canadian stores that stocked it, only one had any in stock, and I bought the last one.

Since you removed the PSU, why did you go with the (more expensive) 1380? The difference is only about $15 so I might get the 1380 just in case I ever want to use the PSU, but I'm wondering if there are any other differences between the 1300 and 1380.

I think it has a fan, which gives me some concern, but from what I understand it doesn't come on except under high load. This is one of the things I will test. If I can get away with it I might use an 80W brick instead, but wanted some headroom for my tests. That, and I couldn't find an 80W brick

No, sorry. Nothing yet.Anything in particaular you would like pictures off?I could upload a few for you.

Will post the final build in general gallery when done.

Will take some time though. Have alot on my hands right now and im not home all next week. Going to the states

I was actually just curious what you were doing with the front panel and side panels. Did you paint them? What are you going to do about the optical drive cover? I'm really eager now to try a project like this,
AMD X2 4000+ Passive w/HR-01 Plus,
HD3870
1xEnermax Marathon as a positive pressure intake
1xquiet blower for the video card
HDD(my 150gb raptor until I can convince myself to buy the 2.5'' one)
External USB powered Lacie dvd burner
PW-200M/V(I've got a PicoPSU, but it isn't enough for the video card)

So basically just curious what you're doing with the cosmetics of the front and side panels, if anything. Also curious how well the system is cooled with a low RPM fan like you're using.

First: @ amyhughes .......... I hope its okay were doing this in your thread.

@ ryboto

The sidepanels are stock. Havent done anything to 'em.
Top cover is painted. Black The grill is closed with clear packing tape.
The "frame" of the case is painted black aswell.
The front panel used to look like this when I used a slim ODD:
I think ill be making the front completely "clean" and black. Maybe ill slap an Oakland Raiders sticker on it. Buttons (not the ones in the pic) will probably be fitted in one of the airslot between the front panel and one of the sidepanels.

Front panel looks like this right now:
I hope to get some time to get it done pretty soon but as said before I have alot of time on my hands right now.

That's really great. My only beef with the case is the front panel. I wont stick a case badge on it, and I wont use the phone/mic jacks, so their placement is useless and ugly to me. Also, I wont have an internal optical drive, so the drive cover is useless. How exactly did you fabricate that front panel? I'd like to reproduce something like what you've done, only keeping some USB connectivity in the front.

My only beef with the case is the front panel. I wont stick a case badge on it, and I wont use the phone/mic jacks, so their placement is useless and ugly to me. Also, I wont have an internal optical drive, so the drive cover is useless.

Thats what I thought. Thats exactly why I redid the front panel.

ryboto wrote:

How exactly did you fabricate that front panel? I'd like to reproduce something like what you've done, only keeping some USB connectivity in the front.

I didnt fabricate it per se. Its the original front panel. I just removed the buttons/plugs and filled out the holes. Sanded it down and painted it.
Not too hard (but kinda time consuming)

I didnt fabricate it per se. Its the original front panel. I just removed the buttons/plugs and filled out the holes. Sanded it down and painted it.Not too hard (but kinda time consuming)

After looking at those two pictures, I'm still not certain I see how you made the modification. Also, I'm not sure what exactly I'm looking at in the last picture where the front of the case appears shiny. If it is as simple as sanding down and painting, I'd give it a try.

After looking at those two pictures, I'm still not certain I see how you made the modification. Also, I'm not sure what exactly I'm looking at in the last picture where the front of the case appears shiny. If it is as simple as sanding down and painting, I'd give it a try.

Shiny? No, not at all.

When I sanded it down to redo it a second time I sanded through the paint alot of places because it wasnt pefectly flat from my first "redo". Thats why it may apear "shiny". It the polyester putty you can see under the paint/primer.

What you've done is similar to what I am thinking about for a new SPCR recording PC. The Shuttle Zen currently used for this function probably needs more computing power and replaced before bad caps kill it. (It's already gone through one replacement board.)

But rather than go with a picoPSU, I'm considering a fanless ATX PSU on rubber feet sitting a foot away behind the PC. A new Silverstone 300W is sitting idle on the shelf right now. The output cables would be a bit of a mess unless they were nicely sheathed, but this would give me the freedom to put whatever CPU I wanted in there w/o worrying about 12V current limits.

What you've done is similar to what I am thinking about for a new SPCR recording PC. The Shuttle Zen currently used for this function probably needs more computing power and replaced before bad caps kill it. (It's already gone through one replacement board.)

But rather than go with a picoPSU, I'm considering a fanless ATX PSU on rubber feet sitting a foot away behind the PC. A new Silverstone 300W is sitting idle on the shelf right now. The output cables would be a bit of a mess unless they were nicely sheathed, but this would give me the freedom to put whatever CPU I wanted in there w/o worrying about 12V current limits.

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